If I could meet my younger self, and give some good advice, it would those I’ve written below. I don’t know if any of you can get anything out of this, but if it can help a young girl, or a grown-up for that matter, then it’s worth sharing.

1. Stop thinking so much about what others think about your look. People notice much more how you are as a person, and how you treat others. Or well, some people do judge you from your look, but you don’t want to be friends with people like that anyways, so stop worrying so much about it.

2. Read as much as you want to! Even though you sit in school with the biggest Harry Potter book and one of the guys call you a nerd. Just don’t care about it and do what makes YOU happy.

3. It’s okay to be vulnerable and show your emotions and say your opinion. If you hide it all away and hold it in, eventually it will become too much for you. Practice to open more up for your friends and family and share with them how you are really feeling.

4. Never stop dreaming and believing in magic and fantasy! It’s okay that you still believe in Santa Clause even though you are 13 years old, just keep on being a child and have a wild imagination as long as possible – well, actually for the rest of your life. Then life will be much more fun.

5. Appreciate your family and be forever grateful that you’ve gotten to learn so many different personalities through your giant family, that is indeed a gift.

6. It’s okay to fail. Actually you’ll get a long stronger by failing once in a while, it’s healthy to meet some bumps on the road. Just try everything you want to, and never be afraid of not being good enough or perfect, just throw yourself out there and try it.

7. Stop imagining all kinds of things and think ahead of possible-scenarios beforehand so you get all worried up and nervous. What has happened has happened, and there is not much you can do about it and you don’t know how things will turn out or how people will react. So stop worrying beforehand.

8. Always be nice and kind to other people – you never know what they might have gone through. And if you start judging people, then stop yourself and try to talk to them instead. Ask about them and listen to their stories and try to put yourself in their shoes – as you get older you’ll actually understand most people, and see that there is a reason behind the way they behave and the way they think and do things, also if you don’t necessarily understand their point of view or agree with them.

9. Play outside some more and enjoy nature and be together with your friends, you’ll get much more out of that, instead of sitting on your computer or watching The Voice and MTV all afternoon.

10. Eat some more vegetables, and don’t fill yourself with so much candy and cake that you get physically sick. On the other side, just do it. Because it’s because that you’ve filled yourself so much with these things as a kid, that eventually led you to having enough and that is the reason why you are living so healthy today, and that you are so interested in health.